... g in the 1970s where the most popular club in the area were Queens Park Rangers. I went to Loftus Road a couple of times but could never warm to them. My favourite team back then were Leeds United aft ...

... etrotting fan favourite | When Bristol Rovers crushed Brian Clough's Brighton | Defeats that stay with you longer than they should | A sunny day at Queen of the South | Shunning glamour for good times a ...

... in both boxing and football in the future.
Several footballers later tried their hand at gridiron, usually as field goal kickers. The most high-profile example in England was former Queens Park Ranger ...

... als since Queens Park Rangers in 1914, a year when boys wore detachable collars, a three-bedroomed house cost under £1,000 and Everton were a strong first-tier team. The fact that my team, Arsenal, ...

... such set, some 190 feet tall. Only a few survive, at Queen of theSouth and Dundee United, to my knowledge.
And what of today’s floodlights? The majority of large stadiums now sport roof-mounted ...

... it is me, returning to old haunts. Pitching up in Shepherd’s Bush in 1983 meant that Queens Park Rangers were for a long time that standard attribute of the provincial fan living in the capital, ...

... about as his modern counterpart. Nevertheless in the last 30 years of the queen’s reign the game boomed. Attendances at the FA Cup final rose from 2,000 in 1872 to 110,000 in 1901 while football ...

... t sense of humour. For example, there is a story of the sprite visiting a king and queen who could not have children and riddling them thus: "If you can answer my riddles two, A child will sure be born ...

... beyond the eight clubs that launched the competition in 2005. Two Queensland clubs have come and gone, while the Phoenix replaced the New Zealand Knights after their two massively underwhelming seasons ...

16 October ~ Regular WSC photographer Colin McPherson currently has an exhibition of his work, such as the above picture taken at Queen Of The South, on show at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery ...

... champions could give Rangers a better start in the top flight. But one thing became clear as Ibrox rocked and bounced with pure football tension during this month’s play-off victories over Queen of the ...

... But Queen of theSouth’s reputation as lower-league mainstays could be gone by the end of the month. Despite reaching the 2008 Scottish Cup final, it’s 50 years since the Doonhamers last played top-flight ...

... sed football's local roots in places such as Tasmania, Canberra and far-north Queensland which have previously had bad experiences – or none – at a national level.
With the draw arranged so that A-L ...